(Des Moines, IA) — Iowa’s drought conditions are getting a little worse due to the lack of rainfall and extreme heat. The latest U-S Drought Monitor shows more than 71 percent of the state is in some level of drought. That’s a slight increase from 69 percent last week. The map shows severe drought stretching from the northwest and north central Iowa down to Polk and Dallas counties. That area increased from 26 to 29 percent of the state. No areas of Iowa in extreme or exceptional drought this week.
Latest Drought Monitor Shows Conditions Getting Slightly Worse in Iowa
Jul 29, 2021 | 3:54 PM
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